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Pioneer- Entrepreneurship and Industry Emergence
This set of projects studies entrepreneurship in a creative industry-i.e. high-end fashion in India-with the main aim of understanding industry emergence and the role of pioneer-entrepreneurs.
Fashioning an Industry: How Entrepreneurs and Others... View Details
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1. When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry
Joint work with Tarun Khanna (Strategy Unit, Harvard Business School).
Abstract: What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry... View Details
- 19 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?
Today, Amazon participates in so many industries that it takes a small army of researchers at HBS to track them all: retailing, cloud computing, book stores, grocery stores, digital consumer products, commercial real estate,... View Details
- March 1988
- Background Note
Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy--1955-82 (Condensed)
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy--1955-82 (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-117, March 1988.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1986)
- Case
Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Shipbuilding Industry
Anderson, Douglas D. "Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Shipbuilding Industry." Harvard Business School Case 385-212, November 1984. (Revised March 1986.)
- February 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Background Note
Note on the Reinsurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and Henoch Senbetta
This note begins with an overview of reinsurance contacts - their mechanics, types and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Insurance Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Henoch Senbetta. "Note on the Reinsurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-102, February 2011. (Revised April 2011.)
- 13 Jan 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Private Equity and Industry Performance
- February 1980 (Revised August 1980)
- Background Note
Lodging Industry
By: Daryl D Wyckoff and W. Earl Sasser
Keywords: Accommodations Industry
Wyckoff, Daryl D., and W. Earl Sasser. "Lodging Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 680-116, February 1980. (Revised August 1980.)
- August 1986 (Revised January 1987)
- Background Note
Note on the Aerospace Industry and Industrial Modernization
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Note on the Aerospace Industry and Industrial Modernization." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-009, August 1986. (Revised January 1987.)
- October 2021
- Article
Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry
By: Hong Luo, Jeffrey T. Macher and Michael Wahlen
We study a novel, low-cost approach to aggregating judgment from a large number of industry experts on ideas that they encounter in their normal course of business. Our context is the movie industry, in which customer appeal is difficult to predict and investment costs... View Details
Keywords: Judgment Aggregation; Quality Uncertainty; Creative Industry; Project Evaluation And Selection; Creativity; Film Entertainment; Judgments; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Luo, Hong, Jeffrey T. Macher, and Michael Wahlen. "Judgment Aggregation in Creative Production: Evidence from the Movie Industry." Management Science 67, no. 10 (October 2021): 6358–6377.
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Securities Industry
By: D. Quinn Mills
I have recently published two books about the bull market of the 1990s. The first deals with the internet bubble; the second deals with the large company financial reporting scandals. Both books consider the events, causes (including matters of ethics) , and what... View Details
- May 1998
- Case
Stone Industries
By: David F. Hawkins
Managers must decide how to account for a debt refinancing. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Stone Industries." Harvard Business School Case 198-077, May 1998.
- September 2007
- Case
Kohl Industries
By: John A. Davis
Describes a compensation dilemma with a father and his three children, who work in different businesses under the family holding companies. The father, James Cole, must set compensation that meets the needs of the family and the business. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Family Business; Compensation and Benefits; Family and Family Relationships
Davis, John A. "Kohl Industries." Harvard Business School Case 808-078, September 2007.
- November 1996
- Case
Injex Industries
By: H. Kent Bowen and Sylvie Ryckebusch
Bowen, H. Kent, and Sylvie Ryckebusch. "Injex Industries." Harvard Business School Case 697-003, November 1996.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (E)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-045, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (D)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-044, October 1982.
- February 1986 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Novo Industri A/S--1981
By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson
This small but rapidly growing Danish biochemical company must choose among several financing opportunities that include a convertible Eurobond, a rights offering in Denmark and an issue of new common shares in the United States. The case involves a broad range of... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost of Capital; Bonds; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Denmark; United States
Kester, W. Carl, and Glynn Ferguson. "Novo Industri A/S--1981." Harvard Business School Case 286-084, February 1986. (Revised November 1992.)
- September 2011
- Case
Vibco Industrial Vibrators
By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Matthew Preble
Karl Wadensten, president of Vibco Vibrators, was deciding whether to grow his small company through a marketing push for one of two technologies that he believed could launch his company to the next level of sales, or if he should continue to grow his company through... View Details
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Basic Industries TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-313-121). View Details
- February 1997
- Teaching Note
Bishay Industries TN
By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak
Teaching Note for (9-197-024). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry